Ministry Of Defense had given orders to tri forces ,Sri Lanka Army ,Navy and the Airforce to shoot persons who are stealing /damaging public properties and assaulting people .
This order was given under the state of emergency declared in the island .
A group of lawyers had today (10)requested the Inspector General Of Police (IGP) to arrest the Ex Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakshe immediately and enforce law against him over planning the attack against Protesters in "Gotago gama " and "Mynagogama " protests site yesterday (09).
The group of lawyers had blamed the Police officers who were on duty in Galle face and Temple trees at the time of incident over allowing the attack to be taken place .
Addressing a press briefing held in Colombo Magistrate court premises yesterday (09) Attorney at law Gunaratne Wanninayake has stated that the Defense secretary ,Inspector General Of Police and Deputy Inspector General Of Police in Western province )Deshabandu Thennakoon were guided the attack .
The statue of Late Parliamentarian D.A Rajapaskhe the father of President Gotabhaya Rjapakshe and Ex Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakshe located in Tangalle town (Southern Province ) had been demolished by a group of protesters it has been reported .
The Island Wide curfew imposed from yesterday (09) had been extended until 7 a.m on this Thursday (12) the Presidential Media Unit has announced .
During the curfew hours no one is allowed to stay in a public area ,Railway station ,Public garden ,Sports ground or a beach area without a written permission of an authorized officer the unit has stated .
The Island Wide Police curfew imposed by the Police last noon (09) due to the tense situation occurred at Galle face protest site in Colombo will continue until 8 a,m tomorrow (11) morning it has been announced. .
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